Republican senator asks FTC to examine Google ads
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch on Thursday asked the Federal Trade Commission to rekindle an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google, and President Donald Trump vowed to fight what he called political censorship by social media companies.
Housing funds for Puerto Ricans who fled Hurricane Maria must end: U.S. judge
More than a thousand Puerto Rican families who fled Hurricane Maria will get two more weeks of U.S.-funded housing in hotels and motels across the country but will then need to fend for themselves, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Judge rejects bid to block end of aid to Hurricane Maria evacuees
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request to block the U.S. government from cutting off aid to hundreds of Puerto Rican families who fled the hurricane-ravaged island in 2017 and are living in hotels and motels across the United States.
Trump, without evidence, says NBC fudged 2017 Russia interview
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, without offering any evidence, accused NBC News of “fudging” a May 2017 interview in which he tied his decision to fire then-FBI Director James Comey to the federal probe into Russia’s alleged election interfere…
Trump, without evidence, says NBC ‘fudged’ 2017 interview on Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, without offering any evidence, accused NBC News of “fudging” a May 2017 interview that he gave days after he fired then FBI Director James Comey and in which he cited the federal Russia investigation.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Aug 30) – CNN, NBC, Comey
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Trump urges AT&T to oust CNN news chief
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his attack on CNN over what he said was biased news coverage against him, saying the AT&T-owned news broadcaster should fire news chief Jeff Zucker.
Former Vice President Biden to lead memorial tribute to McCain
The body of war hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived at a Phoenix church on Thursday for a commemoration to be led by his onetime Democratic Senate colleague, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
Arizona Supreme Court boots educational funding proposal off Nov. ballot
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to remove a proposal from the November ballot that, if passed, would have pumped $690 million into Arizona’s public education system by raising taxes on the state’s highest earners.
Trump presses Supreme Court chief justice for action on Russia dossier
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice should tell the head of a national security court to question FBI and Justice Department officials about their use of a so-called Russia dossier as part of a collusion probe….
